Students and alumni celebrated this year’s homecoming (September 30 – October 1) by reuniting with old friends, parading down Washington Street and watching their team trounce Fort Lewis. Here are a few scenes from the events. Click on a thumbnail below to view the entire photo, and mouse over it to view the arrows that

During BLM’s tournament at Indian Tree Golf Club held on August 12, something very unlikely happened on the 13th hole.

For Jennifer Rotramel-Ronhovde ’08, the odds get better with every person who joins the list. Having been diagnosed with leukemia on February 14, 2011, and after a first round of chemotherapy that didn’t find its mark, the search is on for a suitable bone marrow donor. To support her efforts, her sorority, Sigma Kappa, has teamed

In two of three major construction projects at Mines, work (or play) has begun. Freshmen moved into the LEED Silver-certified Maple Hall August 19, and classes are now being taught in the similarly credentialed addition to Brown Hall. Click on a thumbnail below and use arrow keys to rotate images.

Freshmen on college campuses across the nation are adjusting to their new lives: making friends, missing home and getting used to a new set of academic expectations. At Mines, these expectations have always been high and come as a wake-up call to many. But overall, this year’s incoming class appears to be up for the challenge.

Well, as expected, my hopes of easy and regular wifi access have been dashed. We are staying at the Southern African Wildlife College in Mpumalanga, South Africa at the moment, and we are almost finished with the construction of one of the major aspects of our trip: building the playground at God’s Will Disabled School.

Hold onto your keyboard/phone/iPad or whatever you are viewing this on and and prepare for a wild ride: this video features a torrent of fast-moving clips taken from 2006 alumnus Brady Romberg’s career as a professional stuntman.   To learn more, take a look at Brady Romberg’s homepage.    

Andrew Patten ’53 was flipping through the summer 2008 issue of Mines magazine recently when a photo caught his eye. He subsequently sent this detailed discussion of landmarks visible in the image, which we’ve published below. It appears we were off by at least 14 years with out estimated date for the photo of 1908. We are

It’s been awhile since we’ve had proper internet access (didn’t ever have the chance to get back on in Durban), so once again this will be a fairly long post…We’ve just barely reached the halfway mark of our trip, but it feels as if we have been here for over a month. We have been

On our last day in Cape Town (yesterday), we took a day trip down to the Cape of Good Hope, which is the most south-western point of the African Continent. The day started out kind of rainy, which can be a big downer for a trip to the coast. To cheer everyone up, Heather and

Oliver uploaded these photos but did not have time to provide details. He promises to elaborate shortly. We took and unplanned visit to Kayelitchka, which I may have misspelled, a Township in Cape Town. Townships are home to millions of impoverished South Africans; basically, they are extensive shanty-towns that people have constructed out of any

The first leg of our trip is a four day stint in Cape Town. We are staying at the University of Cape Town, which is situated at the base of a mountain and overlooks the city. We had been told that Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it

Oliver Dewey, a senior majoring in biochemical engineering, has been on the staff of Mines magazine since his freshman year. On Saturday, June 25, he travels to South Africa with the McBride Honors Program. He has kindly agreed to blog about his trip here on the Mines magazine website, sharing his impressions, photos and humor.

In the wake of the tragedy in Joplin, Mo. the alumni association searched its databases to see if any Mines alumni live in the city. The search yielded Dave DeSonier ’80, whom we immediately emailed. We share his response below, which was written two days after the tornado hit. Thanks for asking about us. Our

Mines Greek community of seven fraternities and three sororities contributed 416 full days of service during the 2010-2011 year, which equates to about 1 day per member. The ten chapters also raised over $10,000 for charity.

Jeff Hart lead the team that drilled the escape shaft used by the Chilean miners in October 2010. His presentation at Colorado School of Mines was a personal and moving account of this harrowing ordeal.

Graduate student Tayler Rigsby was awarded the Colorado School of Mines Master of Science Internship in March from ARCADIS.  The international design, consulting, engineering and management services company partners with Mines to target graduate students interested in environmental consulting. “Through the experience, the interns are able to directly apply and leverage their academic training and

DeltaDays 2011: Become the Change marked the largest diversity celebration in Mines history and one of the largest of its kind on the Front Range. Guest speakers including Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia spoke about race, gender, religion and related topics in 15 sessions over eight days in January. The event drew an estimated 2,000 students,

Charlie McNeil ’71 and his wife, Judy, were named The Villager’s “Man & Woman of the Year” for 2010.  The McNeils are longtime donors to Colorado School of Mines, and Charlie serves on the CSM Foundation Board of Governors.

Dr. Dudley R. Herschbach presented a lecture titled “High Pressure Chemistry: Making Gas by Squeezing Wet Rocks” Dudley Robert Herschbach, an American chemist from Harvard University, spoke at the Mines Chemistry department as part of their Lucas Lecture Series on April 15, 2011. (Listen to talk via podcast) Herschbach won the 1986 Nobel Prize in

Several of those who participated in E-Days ‘Round the World 2011 submitted photos from their events. We hope you enjoy perusing this collection of images, and feel free to comment below.  

The following photos of construction on the Brown Hall addition, Maple Hall (the new freshmen dormitory on Maple Street), and Marquez Hall provide a small window into some of the big changes afoot on campus.

UNICON XV from Max Schulze on Vimeo.

The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum’s exhibit at the 2010 Denver Gem and Mineral Show was recognized with the Donna Chirnside Trophy, which is awarded annually to the most outstanding exhibit at the show. Nineteen museums attended this year’s event. In this photograph, Bill Chirnside ’74 awards the trophy to Bruce Geller, Mines’ museum

December 17, 2010 President Scoggins, Members of the Board of Trustees, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Family and Friends of the graduates, and most importantly, to the graduates of Colorado School of Mines for December, 2010: You honor me today with your invitation to speak.  And certainly, you honor me with an honorary degree from this esteemed

Dear Editor, If I may, I would like to add some interesting information to your recent short article on the Mines Bierstadt painting (summer 2010, v.100, No.2 p7). Much of the impetus for the collaboration between Mines and the Denver Art Museum (DAM) began at a lunch in early December of 2008 hosted by the

2010 Commencement Address ConocoPhillips Chairman & CEO James Mulva At Commencement 2010, held May 14 on Kafadar Commons, more than 700 members of the Class of 2010 received their degrees. Chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips James Mulva delivered the commencement address. Listen to the full graduation speech here.

2010 Medalist Biographies 2010 Distinguished Achievement Medalists The Distinguished Achievement Medal is awarded by the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees to alumni or former students for significant career achievements that enhance the reputation and/or mission of Colorado School of Mines. Lauren E. Evans ’82 Lauren Evans, who graduated from Mines in 1982 with